Cockles are low in calories and high in protein. They're also rich in vitamin B12, iodine, iron, selenium and are a good source of phosphorous and copper. Vitamin b12 is important for the normal function of the brain while iodine is a key constituent of the thyroid hormone. Iron on the other hand is important for making red blood cells which carry oxygen around the body.
A rich source of: vitamin B12, iodine, iron, selenium, copperr, phosphorus.
Cockles, boiled
| Energy (kcal) | 53 |
| Energy (kJ) | 226 |
| Water (g) | 83 |
| Starch (g) | 0 |
| Total sugars (g) | 0 |
| Glucose (g) | 0 |
| Fructose (g) | 0 |
| Sucrose (g) | 0 |
| Maltose (g) | 0 |
| Lactose (g) | 0 |
| Protein (g) | 12 |
| Protein (g)/100kcal | 22.6 |
| Protein % of calories | 90.6 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 0 |
| Carbohydrate (g)/100kcal | 0 |
| Carb % of calories | 0 |
| Fat (g) | 0.6 |
| Fat (g)/100kcal | 1.1 |
| Fat % of calories | 10.2 |
| Satd FA /100g fd (g) | 0.2 |
| Mono FA /100g food (g) | 0.1 |
| Poly FA /100g food (g) | 0.2 |
| Trans FAs /100g food (g) | 0 |
| Sodium (mg) | 4 |
| Potassium (mg) | 400 |
| Calcium (mg) | 5 |
| Magnesium (mg) | 33 |
| Phosphorus (mg) | 31 |
| Iron (mg) | 0.5 |
| Copper (mg) | 0.1 |
| Zinc (mg) | 0.2 |
| Chloride (mg) | 50 |
| Manganese (mg) | N |
| Selenium (µg) | 2 |
| Iodine (µg) | N |
| Vitamin D (µg) | 0 |
| Vitamin E (mg) | 0.2 |
| Vitamin K1 (µg) | 0.1 |
| Thiamin (mg) | 0 |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 0 |
| Niacin (mg) | 0.5 |
| Tryptophan/60 (mg) | 0.1 |
| Niacin equivalent (mg) | 0.6 |
| Vitamin B6 (mg) | 0.2 |
| Vitamin B12 (µg) | 0 |
| Folate (µg) | 22 |
| Pantothenate (mg) | 0.3 |
| Biotin (µg) | N |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 9 |
| Alcohol (g) | 0 |
| NSP (g) Non-starch polysaccharide | 0 |
| AOAC fibre (g) | 0 |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 53 |
| Retinol (µg) | 0 |
| Carotene (µg) | 350 |
| Retinol Equivalent (µg) | 58 |